Paper-hanging machine.



A. J. HITCH.

PAPER HANGING MKcHINE.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT-5,19I6.

1,25,? 1, Patented May 8, 1917.

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ALBERT J". HITCH, 0F WINDSOR, ONTARIO, CANADA.

PAPER-HANGING MACHINE.

Application filed September 5, 1916.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, ALBERT J. HITCH, asubject of the King of England, residing at Windsor, in the county ofEssex and Province of Ontario, Dominion of Canada, have invented certainnew and useful Improvements in Paper-Hanging Machines, of which thefollowing is a specification, reference being had therein to theaccompanying drawings.

This invention relates to a paper hanging machine, and my invention aimsto provide a machine by which paper may be eX- peditiously applied tovarious surfaces, particularly the walls and ceilings of a room.

My invention further aims to provide a paper hanging machine embodying apaste receptacle, a roll receptacle, a paste roller, and a paperapplying device. The paper applying device is adapted to serve aspintles for a paper roll within the machine and said device may be swungto various operative positions dependin upon the manner in which themachine is used. The machine in its entirety is designed for easymanipulation, in diflI'erent positions so that the paper may be appliedto various surfaces.

My invention is further characterized by a machine consisting ofcomparatively few parts that are easy to assemble, and my inventionresides in matters that will be hereinafter specifically described andthen claimed.

Reference will now be had to the drawing, wherein Figure 1 is aperspective view of the machine;

Fig. 2 is a cross sectional view of the same, illustrating the manner ofapplying paper to a wall;

Fig. 3 is an end view of the machine illustrating the manner of applyingpaper to a ceiling, and

Fig. 4; is a plan of a roller attachment.

The machine is preferably made of galvanized sheet metal or anon-corrodible material, and it comprises end walls 1 having extensions2 and 3. Connecting the end walls 1 is a channel-shaped bottom plate 4:and a C-shaped housing 5, said channelshaped bottom plate cooperatingwith the end walls 1 in providing a paste receptacle, and the C-shapedhousing 5 cooperating with the extension 3 of the end wall in providinga paper roll receptacle.

. The extensions 20f the end walls 1 afford Specification of LettersEatent.

Patented May 8, 1917.

Serial No. 118,353.

bearings for the pintles 6 of the guide roller 7, and the end walls 1are slotted as at 8 to receive the pintles 9 of a paste roller 10.

This roller may be covered with rubber or a non-absorptive material andextends well into the paste receptacle, as best shown in Fig. 2. The endwalls 1 also afford a bearing for the pintles of a guide roller 11,while the pintles for a wall paper roll 12 are of a brush frame or bail15. The pintles for the paper roll 12 are designated 14 and are formedby bending inwardly the ends of the brush frame or bail, the brush frameor bail supporting a brush 15, as shown in Figs. 1, 2 and 3 or a roller16 as shown in Fig. 4;. V

The brush 15 is of the ordinary and well known type used by paperhangers, and the bail or frame is connected to the end of the brush bystaples 17 or other fastening means. The sides of the bail or frame havelateral outstanding portions 18 which facilitate manipulating the brushand the bail or frame, as will hereinafter appear.

With the wall paper roll 12 held within the receptacle by the pintles orends of the brush bail or frame, the outer end of the paper is trainedunder guide roller 11, over the paste roller 10 and under the guideroller 7. Considering Fig. 2 of the drawing, the pasted side of thepaper can be placed against a wall and the brush 15 brought into actionto smooth the paper upon the wall and cause the paper to evenly adherethereto. The wall paper roll receptacle constitutes a hand grip by whichthe machine can be easily manipulated. With the hands gripping each endof the wall paper roll receptacle, the thumbs or fingers can be extendedto engage the portions 18 of the brush bail or frame to bring pressureto bear upon the bail or frame so that the brush 15 will positivelycause the paper to adhere to the wall.

As shown in Fig. 3 of the drawing, the machine is reversed when applyingpaper to the ceiling. The free end of the paper roll is carriedrearwardly over the top of the machine and the brush frame or bail isswung upwardly so that the brush 15 may follow under the paper and causethe same toradhere to the ceiling. The machine can be easily supportedby the hands when in this position and the brush bail or framemanipulated by the thumbs engaging the lateral portions 18 of the bailor frame.

The end walls 1 of the machine, at the paper roll receptacle thereof isprovided with clips 19 which may be employed for holding the brush bailor frame 15 in an inactive or raised position, particularly when placingthe roll within the receptacle and when placing a quantity of paste inthe paste receptacle. By reference to Fig. 2 it may be noted that thewall paper in passing over the paste roller 10 practically closes theupper end of the paste receptacle, thus precluding any danger of thepaste splashing about.

It is thought that the operation and utility of the machine will beapparent without further description, and while in the drawing there isillustrated a preferred embodiment of my invention, it is to beunderstood that the structural elements are suspectible to suchvariations and modifications as fall within the scope of the appendedclaims.

What I claim is 1. A paper hanging machine comprising end walls, a pastereceptacle supported thereby, a paste roller in said receptacle, guiderollers between said end walls, a paper roll receptacle carried by saidend walls, a brush, and a bail supporting said brush and having endsthereof extending through said end walls to provide pintles for a paperroll in the paper roll receptacle. 7

2. A paper hanging machine comprising end walls, a channel-shaped bottomplate carried thereby and providing a paste receptacle, a paste rollerin said receptacle, a C-shaped housing carried by said end walls andproviding a paper roll receptacle, a

paper applying device having ends pivotally connected to said end wallsand extending therethrough to serve as pintles for a paper roll in saidhousing, and guide rollers sup ported by said end Walls and adapted formaintaining paper from the paper roll on the paste roller and over thepaste receptacle.

3. A paper hanging machine comprising a paste receptacle, a paper rollreceptacle, a paper applying device having ends thereof extending intothe paper roll receptacle and adapted as pintles for a paper roll, saidpaper applying device having lateral portions to facilitate manipulatingsaid device when said machine is held in the hands, and means in saidpaste receptacle adapted for guiding paper from the paper roll throughsaid paste receptacle.

4. A paper hanging machine comprising a paste receptacle, a paste rollertherein, a paper roll receptacle, a brush, a bail supporting said brushand having the ends thereof pivotally mounted in the ends of said paperroll receptacle and adapted for supporting a paper roll therein, andguide rollers in said paste receptacle adapted to retain paper from saidroll on said paste roller and as a closure for said paste receptacle.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in the presence of twowitnesses.

ALBERT J. HITCH.

Witnesses:

KARL H. BUTLER, ANNA M. Donn.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. G."

